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Birmingham General Hospital

In research, Birmingham General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,411 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,219 of 16,688 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,259 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,543
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#721
of 1,844
Research works
1.3k
▲ 176% vs 2018-21
Citations
33k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Birmingham General Hospital

What is Birmingham General Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #4,411 of 14,558 11.8%902
Health SciencesDomain #5,219 of 16,688 11.8%958
SurgerySubfield #1,259 of 3,248 16.5%218
Life SciencesDomain #8,975 of 11,023 5.3%227
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,824 of 5,801 4.9%165

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham General Hospital sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Birmingham General Hospital work in?

In all years, 76% of research at Birmingham General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 958 fractional works · 75.5% of its workMedicine: 902 fractional works · 71.0% of its workSurgery: 218 fractional works · 17.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 86 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEpidemiology: 70 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 54 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 49 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 48 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGastroenterology: 48 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 42 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRheumatology: 42 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 38 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 227 fractional works · 17.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 165 fractional works · 13.0% of its workGenetics: 58 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCancer Research: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 38 fractional works · 3.0% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBirminghamGeneral Hospital1,269fractional works, all years
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine90271.0%
    2. Health Professions383.0%
    3. Nursing131.0%
    4. Veterinary30.2%
    5. Dentistry30.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16513.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology383.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences110.9%
    4. Neuroscience100.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
    1. Social Sciences110.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities110.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance80.7%
    4. Psychology70.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting50.4%
    6. Decision Sciences20.1%
    1. Engineering151.2%
    2. Chemistry60.5%
    3. Environmental Science50.4%
    4. Computer Science40.3%
    5. Materials Science40.3%
    6. Mathematics30.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 2.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.51× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.51×15 works
  2. Veterinary3.54×0 works
  3. Dentistry2.64×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.67×1 works
  5. Nursing1.44×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.19×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.12×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  12. Psychology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, S N Gyde, W. T. Cooke and Michael Bennett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham General Hospital.

  1. 1 S N Gyde United Kingdom · #528,831 worldwide 8.3k citations · 20 works
  2. 2 W. T. Cooke United Kingdom · #637,771 worldwide 12k citations · 242 works
  3. 3 Michael Bennett United Kingdom · #744,016 worldwide 3k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 M R B Keighley United Kingdom · #795,669 worldwide 15k citations · 372 works
  5. 5 D. W. Burdon United Kingdom · #1,105,937 worldwide 4.4k citations · 105 works
  6. 6 H Thompson United Kingdom · #1,123,934 worldwide 2.9k citations · 100 works
  7. 7 R N Allan United Kingdom · #1,384,373 worldwide 7.7k citations · 146 works
  8. 8 Y Arabi United Kingdom · #1,387,803 worldwide 2.3k citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Neil S. Ambrose United Kingdom · #1,502,954 worldwide 3.5k citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Andrew Pollock United Kingdom · #1,503,841 worldwide 2k citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Birmingham General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Birmingham General Hospital is "Tracking the Evolution of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer" (Mariam Jamal‐Hanjani et al., 2017), with 2,501 citations. Next come "Malignancy in coeliac disease--effect of a gluten free diet." (979) and "Psychological and social sequelae of cannabis and other illicit drug use by young people: a systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies" (650).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Tracking the Evolution of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Mariam Jamal‐Hanjani et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 26 Apr 2017 2,501
2 Malignancy in coeliac disease--effect of a gluten free diet. Geoffrey K T Holmes, Pat Prior, M. R. Lane et al. · Gut Open access Mar 1989 979
3 Psychological and social sequelae of cannabis and other illicit drug use by young people: a systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies John Macleod, Rachel Oakes, Alex G. Copello et al. · The Lancet Review May 2004 650
4 Management of heart failure in primary care (the IMPROVEMENT of Heart Failure Programme): an international survey JGF Cleland, Alain Cohen‐Solal, Juan Cosín Aguilar et al. · The Lancet Nov 2002 538
5 Colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis: a cohort study of primary referrals from three centres. S N Gyde, Pat Prior, Robert Allan et al. · Gut Open access Feb 1988 503
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Which keywords describe research at Birmingham General Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pathogenesis, Inflammation, Complications and Genetics.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology224▲ 4.4×95 topics
  2. Inflammation91▲ 3.0×61 topics
  3. Diagnosis84▲ 6.5×35 topics
  4. Treatment82▲ 5.0×39 topics
  5. Inflammatory Bowel Disease64▲ 47×5 topics
  6. Pathogenesis60▲ 8.4×17 topics
  7. Complications57▲ 8.8×17 topics
  8. Genetics56▲ 5.7×15 topics
  9. Quality of Life52▲ 3.0×28 topics
  10. Management51▲ 5.2×27 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines50▲ 7.0×14 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease46▲ 3.3×26 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome46▲ 4.2×19 topics
  14. Diabetes42▲ 6.3×18 topics
  15. Risk Factors40▲ 3.0×28 topics
  16. Immunology36▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Crohn's Disease34▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Surgical Management33▲ 5.8×19 topics
  19. Therapies31▲ 69×1 topic
  20. Ulcerative Colitis31▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Proton Pump Inhibitors31▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Guidelines30▲ 5.0×11 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance28▲ 5.6×11 topics
  24. Intestinal Permeability27▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Children27▲ 8.2×6 topics
  26. Heart Failure27▲ 4.7×12 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Therapy24▲ 8.6×4 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance24▲ 7.5×9 topics
  29. Healthcare-Associated Infections24▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Laparoscopic Surgery24▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Collagenous Colitis23▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Microscopic Colitis23▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Glycemic Control23▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Weight Loss22▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Fistulas22▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Adults22▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Hemorrhoids22▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy22▲ 90×1 topic
  39. Genetic Variants21▲ 7.8×6 topics
  40. Type 1 Diabetes21▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Birmingham General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy, Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis, Esophageal and GI Pathology and Reproductive Health and Contraception.

Hemodynamic Monitoring a…1Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: 1 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 0 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 0 fractional worksReproductive Health and …0Reproductive Health and Contraception: 0 fractional worksGestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies: 0 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 0 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…0Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 0 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 0 fractional worksMuscle and Compartmental Disorders: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyGastroenterology

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 0 works
  3. 3 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 0 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  5. 5 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  7. 7 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 0 works
  10. 10 Muscle and Compartmental Disorders Surgery 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 176% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Birmingham General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000087% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Birmingham General Hospital0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Birmingham General Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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